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Family: Muricidae purpuras, murex and rock shells (See list of species below)

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188 species in Pacific, Eastern Central with fin ray counts including ? spines in dorsal and ? in anal fins (see list below)

No picture found Abyssotrophon fusiformis []	No picture found Abyssotrophon newmani []	Acanthina spirata [Angular unicorn]
No picture found Aspella helenae []	No picture found Aspella hildrunae []	No picture found Aspella lozoueti []
Aspella producta [Elongate Aspella]	No picture found Attiliosa caledonica []	No picture found Babelomurex diadema []
No picture found Babelomurex japonicus []	No picture found Babelomurex kawanishii []	No picture found Babelomurex mediopacificus []
No picture found Babelomurex ricinuloides []	No picture found Babelomurex santacruzensis []	No picture found Babelomurex wormaldi []
No picture found Boreotrophon cordellensis []	No picture found Boreotrophon cortesianus []	No picture found Boreotrophon santarosensis []
No picture found Boreotrophon subapolyonis []	No picture found Boreotrophon tannerensis []	Bufonaria bufo [Chestnut frogsnail]
No picture found Ceratostoma foliatum [Leafy hornmouth]	No picture found Cheletropis crenilabris []	Chicomurex laciniatus [Lacinate murex]
No picture found Chicomurex venustulus []	Chicoreus brunneus [Adusta murex]	No picture found Chicoreus insularum [Burnt murex]
No picture found Chicoreus laqueatus []	No picture found Chicoreus maurus []	No picture found Chicoreus orchidiflorus []
Chicoreus ramosus [Ramose murex]	No picture found Chicoreus rubescens []	Chicoreus strigatus []
No picture found Chicoreus thomasi []	Chicoreus torrefactus [Fireband murex]	No picture found Clivipollia costata []
No picture found Clivipollia fragaria []	No picture found Clivipollia pulcher []	No picture found Clivipollia recurva []
No picture found Coralliophila abnormis []	No picture found Coralliophila amirantium []	Coralliophila bulbiformis []
No picture found Coralliophila clathrata []	Coralliophila costularis []	No picture found Coralliophila curta []
No picture found Coralliophila erosa [South seas coral shell]	No picture found Coralliophila fimbriata []	No picture found Coralliophila latilirata []
No picture found Coralliophila mitraeforma []	No picture found Coralliophila nodosa []	No picture found Coralliophila nukuhiva []
No picture found Coralliophila porphyroleuca []	No picture found Coralliophila pulchella []	No picture found Coralliophila suduirauti []
No picture found Coralliophila turrita []	Coralliophila violacea []	Cronia margariticola []
No picture found Cytharomorula ambonensis []	No picture found Cytharomorula danigoi []	No picture found Cytharomorula grayi []
No picture found Cytharomorula lefevreiana []	No picture found Cytharomorula paucimaculata []	No picture found Cytharomorula springsteeni []
No picture found Dermomurex infrons []	No picture found Dermomurex trondleorum []	No picture found Drupa clathrata [Clathrate drupe]
No picture found Drupa elegans []	Drupa morum [Purple Pacific drupe]	Drupa ricinus [Prickly Pacific drupe]
Drupa rubusidaeus [Strawberry drupe]	No picture found Drupa speciosa []	Drupella cornus [Horn drupe]
No picture found Drupella eburnea []	No picture found Drupella fragum []	Drupella ochrostoma []
Drupella rugosa [Rugose drupe]	Drupina grossularia [Digitate Pacific drupe]	No picture found Enixotrophon atanua []
No picture found Enixotrophon pulchellus []	Ergalatax contracta [Contracted rock shell]	No picture found Ergalatax margariticola [Shouldered castor bean]
Favartia brevicula []	No picture found Favartia conleyi []	No picture found Favartia guamensis []
No picture found Favartia maculata []	No picture found Favartia nivea []	No picture found Favartia peregrina []
No picture found Favartia ponderi []	No picture found Favartia rosamiae []	No picture found Favartia salvati []
No picture found Favartia tetragona []	No picture found Galeropsis monodonta []	No picture found Habromorula ambrosia []
No picture found Hexaplex erythrostomus [Pink-mouthed murex]	No picture found Hexaplex regius [Regal murex]	No picture found Hirtomurex filiaregis []
No picture found Homalacantha anatomica []	No picture found Latiaxis takahashii []	No picture found Leptoconchus lamarckii [Lamarck's coral-shell]
No picture found Leptoconchus peronii []	No picture found Maculotriton bracteatus []	Maculotriton serriale []
No picture found Magilus antiquus [Burrowing coral-shell]	No picture found Marchia triptera []	No picture found Menathais intermedia [Intermediate rock shell]
No picture found Mipus fusiformis []	No picture found Monstrotyphis singularis []	No picture found Morula angulata []
No picture found Morula bicatenata []	No picture found Morula cernohorskyi []	No picture found Morula dichrous []
Morula echinata []	No picture found Morula nodicostata []	No picture found Morula oparensis []
Morula parva []	No picture found Morula peasei []	No picture found Morula porphyrostoma []
No picture found Morula rodgersi []	Morula spinosa []	No picture found Morula striata []
Morula uva []	No picture found Morula variabilis []	No picture found Morula zebrina []
No picture found Murexsul tokubeii []	No picture found Muricodrupa anaxares []	No picture found Muricodrupa fenestrata []
Muricodrupa fiscella [Little basket drupe]	Naquetia barclayi [Barclay's murex]	No picture found Naquetia cumingii [Cuming's murex]
No picture found Naquetia triqueter [Three angled murex]	Nassa francolina [Francolina jopas]	Nassa serta [Wreath jopas]
No picture found Nassa tuamotuensis []	No picture found Neothais harpa []	No picture found Neothais marginatra [Marginate drupe]
No picture found Nipponotrophon stuarti [Winged trophon]	No picture found Nucella canaliculata [Channeled dogwinkle]	Nucella emarginata [Emarginate dogwinkle]
No picture found Nucella lamellosa [Frilled dogwinkle]	Nucella lima [File dogwinkle]	No picture found Ocinebrina interfossa [Sculptured rocksnail]
No picture found Ocinebrina lurida [Lurid rocksnail]	No picture found Orania archaea []	No picture found Orania atea []
No picture found Orania maestratii []	No picture found Orania pacifica []	No picture found Orania simonetae []
No picture found Paciocinebrina benitoensis []	No picture found Paciocinebrina macleani []	No picture found Paciocinebrina neobarbarensis []
No picture found Paciocinebrina pseudomunda []	No picture found Paciocinebrina thelmacrowae []	No picture found Pascula citrica []
No picture found Pascula darrosensis []	No picture found Pascula muricata []	Pascula ochrostoma []
No picture found Pascula ozenneana []	No picture found Pascula submissa []	No picture found Paziella tanaoa []
No picture found Phrygiomurex sculptilis []	No picture found Phyllocoma convoluta [Convoluted false triton]	No picture found Poirieria zelandica [Spiny murex]
No picture found Pterymarchia aparrii []	No picture found Pterynotus bouteti []	Pterynotus elongatus [Clavus murex]
No picture found Pterynotus loebbeckei []	No picture found Pterynotus martinetana []	No picture found Purpura aperta []
Purpura persica [Persian purpura]	No picture found Pygmaepterys avatea []	No picture found Rapa bulbiformis []
No picture found Rapa incurva []	No picture found Rapa rapa [Papery rapa]	No picture found Rhizochilus antipathum []
No picture found Scabrotrophon kantori []	No picture found Scabrotrophon maltzani []	No picture found Semiricinula turbinoides []
No picture found Spinidrupa euracantha [Spiny rock shell]	Tenguella granulata [Granular drupe]	Thais armigera [Belligerent rock shell]
No picture found Thais muricoides []	Thais tuberosa [Tuberose rock shell]	Thalessa aculeata [Aculeate rock shell]
No picture found Tripterotyphis lowei []	Urosalpinx cinerea [Atlantic oyster drill]	No picture found Usilla avenacea []
No picture found Vexilla taeniata []	Vexilla vexillum [Vexillate jopas]

188 Species of Family Muricidae
(purpuras, murex and rock shells)

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Scientific Name	English Name	Distribution	Max. Length (cm)
Abyssotrophon fusiformis		Eastern Central Pacific
Abyssotrophon newmani		Eastern Central Pacific
Acanthina spirata	Angular unicorn	Eastern Central Pacific
Aspella helenae		Eastern Central Pacific
Aspella hildrunae		Eastern Central Pacific
Aspella lozoueti		Southwest Pacific and Eas
Aspella producta	Elongate Aspella	Indo-Pacific
Attiliosa caledonica		Central Pacific
Babelomurex diadema		Western Central Pacific
Babelomurex japonicus		Western Central Pacific
Babelomurex kawanishii		Southwest Pacific and Eas
Babelomurex mediopacificus		Southwest Pacific and Eas
Babelomurex ricinuloides		Western Central Pacific
Babelomurex santacruzensis		Southwest Pacific and Eas
Babelomurex wormaldi		Western Central Pacific
Boreotrophon cordellensis		Eastern Central Pacific
Boreotrophon cortesianus		Eastern Central Pacific
Boreotrophon santarosensis		Eastern Central Pacific
Boreotrophon subapolyonis		Eastern Central Pacific
Boreotrophon tannerensis		Eastern Central Pacific
Bufonaria bufo	Chestnut frogsnail	Central Pacific and Atlan	6 SHL
Ceratostoma foliatum	Leafy hornmouth	Eastern Pacific and the A	9 SHL
Cheletropis crenilabris		Eastern Central Pacific
Chicomurex laciniatus	Lacinate murex	Indo-Pacific
Chicomurex venustulus		Pacific Ocean.
Chicoreus brunneus	Adusta murex	Indo-Pacific	11.5 SHL
Chicoreus insularum	Burnt murex	Eastern Central Pacific
Chicoreus laqueatus		Eastern Central Pacific
Chicoreus maurus		Eastern Central Pacific
Chicoreus orchidiflorus		Central Pacific
Chicoreus ramosus	Ramose murex	Indo-Pacific.	33 SHL
Chicoreus rubescens		Eastern Central Pacific
Chicoreus strigatus		Pacific Ocean.
Chicoreus thomasi		Eastern Central Pacific
Chicoreus torrefactus	Fireband murex	Indo-West Pacific	14 SHL
Clivipollia costata		Eastern Central Pacific
Clivipollia fragaria		Western Central Pacific
Clivipollia pulcher		Central Pacific.
Clivipollia recurva		Western Central Pacific
Coralliophila abnormis		Central Pacific
Coralliophila amirantium		Western Central Pacific
Coralliophila bulbiformis		Western Pacific.
Coralliophila clathrata		Central Pacific
Coralliophila costularis		Indo-Pacific.
Coralliophila curta		Eastern Central Pacific
Coralliophila erosa	South seas coral shell	Indo-Pacific and Western
Coralliophila fimbriata		Pacific Ocean.
Coralliophila latilirata		Eastern Central Pacific
Coralliophila mitraeforma		Western Central Pacific
Coralliophila nodosa		Eastern Central Pacific
Coralliophila nukuhiva		Eastern Central Pacific
Coralliophila porphyroleuca		Eastern Central Pacific
Coralliophila pulchella		Central Pacific
Coralliophila suduirauti		Western Central Pacific
Coralliophila turrita		Eastern Central Pacific
Coralliophila violacea		Indo Pacific. Tropical a
Cronia margariticola		Indo-Pacific.
Cytharomorula ambonensis		Eastern Central Pacific
Cytharomorula danigoi		Southwest Pacific and Eas
Cytharomorula grayi		Eastern Central Pacific
Cytharomorula lefevreiana		Central Pacific
Cytharomorula paucimaculata		Central Pacific
Cytharomorula springsteeni		Central Pacific
Dermomurex infrons		Southwest Pacific and Eas
Dermomurex trondleorum		Eastern Central Pacific
Drupa clathrata	Clathrate drupe	Central Pacific.
Drupa elegans		Eastern Central Pacific
Drupa morum	Purple Pacific drupe	Indo-Pacific. Tropical a
Drupa ricinus	Prickly Pacific drupe	Indo-Pacific
Drupa rubusidaeus	Strawberry drupe	Indo-West Pacific
Drupa speciosa		Eastern Central Pacific
Drupella cornus	Horn drupe	Indo-Pacific
Drupella eburnea		Eastern Central Pacific
Drupella fragum		Pacific Ocean.
Drupella ochrostoma		Central Pacific.
Drupella rugosa	Rugose drupe	Indo-Pacific
Drupina grossularia	Digitate Pacific drupe	Pacific Ocean
Enixotrophon atanua		Eastern Central Pacific
Enixotrophon pulchellus		Eastern Central Pacific
Ergalatax contracta	Contracted rock shell	Indo-West Pacific	3.7 SHH
Ergalatax margariticola	Shouldered castor bean	Central Pacific.
Favartia brevicula		Central Pacific	3 ShH
Favartia conleyi		Central Pacific
Favartia guamensis		Central Pacific
Favartia maculata		Central Pacific
Favartia nivea		Southwest Pacific and Eas
Favartia peregrina		Central Pacific	1.5 ShH
Favartia ponderi		Central Pacific
Favartia rosamiae		Pacific Ocean.	2 ShH
Favartia salvati		Southwest Pacific and Eas
Favartia tetragona		Central Pacific
Galeropsis monodonta		Indo-Pacific.
Habromorula ambrosia		Pacific Ocean
Hexaplex erythrostomus	Pink-mouthed murex	Central America
Hexaplex regius	Regal murex	Eastern Pacific	17 SHL
Hirtomurex filiaregis		Western Central Pacific
Homalacantha anatomica		Indo-West Pacific.
Latiaxis takahashii		Western Central Pacific	4 ShH
Leptoconchus lamarckii	Lamarck's coral-shell	Central Pacific
Leptoconchus peronii		Central Pacific
Maculotriton bracteatus		Indo-Pacific
Maculotriton serriale		Indo-Pacific.	2 ShH
Magilus antiquus	Burrowing coral-shell	Indo-Pacific.
Marchia triptera		Central Pacific
Menathais intermedia	Intermediate rock shell	Indo-Pacific
Mipus fusiformis		Southwest Pacific and Eas
Monstrotyphis singularis		Eastern Central Pacific
Morula angulata		Central Pacific
Morula bicatenata		Central Pacific
Morula cernohorskyi		Eastern Central Pacific
Morula dichrous		Central Pacific
Morula echinata		Central Pacific
Morula nodicostata		Central Pacific.
Morula oparensis		Eastern Central Pacific
Morula parva		Central Pacific
Morula peasei		Southwest Pacific and Eas
Morula porphyrostoma		Western Central Pacific
Morula rodgersi		Western Central Pacific
Morula spinosa		Indo-Pacific
Morula striata		Central Pacific
Morula uva		Indo-Pacific
Morula variabilis		Southwest Pacific and Eas
Morula zebrina		Eastern Central Pacific
Murexsul tokubeii		Western Central Pacific
Muricodrupa anaxares		Indo-West Pacific
Muricodrupa fenestrata		Central Pacific
Muricodrupa fiscella	Little basket drupe	Central Pacific
Naquetia barclayi	Barclay's murex	Indo-West Pacific.	9 ShH
Naquetia cumingii	Cuming's murex	Indo-West Pacific.
Naquetia triqueter	Three angled murex	Central Pacific
Nassa francolina	Francolina jopas	Indo-Pacific	7 ShH
Nassa serta	Wreath jopas	Indo-Pacific. Tropical a	7 SHL
Nassa tuamotuensis		Southwest Pacific and Eas
Neothais harpa		Eastern Central Pacific
Neothais marginatra	Marginate drupe	Indo-Pacific
Nipponotrophon stuarti	Winged trophon	Eastern Pacific	6 NG
Nucella canaliculata	Channeled dogwinkle	Pacific Ocean	4 NG
Nucella emarginata	Emarginate dogwinkle	Pacific Ocean	2.8 NG
Nucella lamellosa	Frilled dogwinkle	Pacific Ocean and Northwe	8 SHH
Nucella lima	File dogwinkle	Pacific Ocean	3 NG
Ocinebrina interfossa	Sculptured rocksnail	Eastern Pacific	2 SHH
Ocinebrina lurida	Lurid rocksnail	Eastern Pacific	3.8 SHH
Orania archaea		Central Pacific
Orania atea		Eastern Central Pacific
Orania maestratii		Eastern Central Pacific
Orania pacifica		Central Pacific
Orania simonetae		Southwest Pacific and Eas
Paciocinebrina benitoensis		Eastern Central Pacific
Paciocinebrina macleani		Eastern Central Pacific
Paciocinebrina neobarbarensis		Eastern Central Pacific
Paciocinebrina pseudomunda		Eastern Central Pacific
Paciocinebrina thelmacrowae		Eastern Central Pacific
Pascula citrica		Southeast Pacific
Pascula darrosensis		Indo-West Pacific.
Pascula muricata		Central Pacific
Pascula ochrostoma		Indo-West Pacific	2 ShH
Pascula ozenneana		Eastern Central Pacific
Pascula submissa		Eastern Central Pacific
Paziella tanaoa		Eastern Central Pacific
Phrygiomurex sculptilis		Eastern Central Pacific
Phyllocoma convoluta	Convoluted false triton	Central Pacific.
Poirieria zelandica	Spiny murex	Southwest Pacific
Pterymarchia aparrii		Western Central Pacific
Pterynotus bouteti		Eastern Central Pacific
Pterynotus elongatus	Clavus murex	Indo-West Pacific	9 ShH
Pterynotus loebbeckei		Western Central Pacific	7.5 ShH
Pterynotus martinetana		Central Pacific	6 ShH
Purpura aperta		Eastern Central Pacific
Purpura persica	Persian purpura	Indo-Pacific	10 ShH
Pygmaepterys avatea		Southwest Pacific and Eas
Rapa bulbiformis		Eastern Central Pacific
Rapa incurva		Western Central Pacific	6 ShH
Rapa rapa	Papery rapa	Central Pacific.
Rhizochilus antipathum		Central Pacific
Scabrotrophon kantori		Eastern Central Pacific
Scabrotrophon maltzani		Eastern Pacific	2.5 NG
Semiricinula turbinoides		Central Pacific
Spinidrupa euracantha	Spiny rock shell	Central Pacific.
Tenguella granulata	Granular drupe	Indo-Pacific
Thais armigera	Belligerent rock shell	Indo-Pacific	9 SHL
Thais muricoides		Indo-West Pacific
Thais tuberosa	Tuberose rock shell	Indo-Pacific.	6 ShH
Thalessa aculeata	Aculeate rock shell	Indo-Pacific	6 SHL
Tripterotyphis lowei		Eastern Central Pacific
Urosalpinx cinerea	Atlantic oyster drill	Western Atlantic and the	5.15 DL
Usilla avenacea		Southwest Pacific and Wes
Vexilla taeniata		Eastern Central Pacific
Vexilla vexillum	Vexillate jopas	Indo-Pacific.	3 SHL

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